“Every Afghan has a name, war is not a video game!” Six hundred people came from all around the country to take part in a large demonstration against drones at RAF Waddington, the new home of the UK drone warfare. … Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Drone protest’
Why we need you to join us at Ground the Drones demo
Over the past three years Drone Wars UK has tried to highlight why the growing use of armed drones and the concept of remote, so-called ‘risk-free’ warfare, is a perilous military escalation which endangers global peace and security. In the… Read More ›
Drone Protestor Brian Terrell Heads to Jail
Last month Catholic Worker and long-time peace activist Brian Terrell was sentenced to six months imprisonment for taking part in a protest against drone strikes at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. Tomorrow (Fri 30th November) Brian reports to Federal Prison to serve his… Read More ›
Standing against the drones as new British drone squadron 'stands up'
A group of protesters gathered at the entrance to RAF Waddington yesterday (Oct 26th) to stand against the growing use of drones. Inside the RAF were ceremonially ’standing up’ 13 Squadron, its new drone unit. 13 Squadron has been reformed to operate… Read More ›
Disowning the Drones by Carol Grayson
Later this month Carol Grayson, a campaigner and film-maker from Newcastle, will travel to Pakistan as part of an international peace delegation. The delegation will meet with survivors of US drone attacks, lawyers representing drone victims and political figures. The… Read More ›
Bath drones conference in the spotlight
Next month the great and the good of the UK drones industry will gather together for a four-day conference in Bath. Organised by Clarion Events and endorsed by the British drone lobby organisation, the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Association, the… Read More ›
The cost and consequences of exposing the drone wars
As secret and unaccountable US and British drone strikes continue in remote corners of the globe, closer to home (but firmly behind closed doors), the drone industry continues to research and develop a drone-filled future. Over the past couple of weeks, protesters in… Read More ›
Disrupting the Drones: Melbourne Activists Speak Out At The University
Yesterday (24 Jan), the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at RMIT (Melbourne University) hosted a forum on the development of drones. Military officials and arms companies were invited to speak, while the public were invited to listen. However, rather… Read More ›
Protest the Drone Wars – London 16th November
This week a US drone strike in Pakistan killed two boys aged 12 and 16. The pair were cousins and the oldest, Tariq Khan, had just four days previously taken part in a protest against the drone strikes in Islamabad. Also this week, a few… Read More ›
Ground the Drones Week of Action
As part of the global ‘Keep Space for Peace’, Ground the Drones Week of Action is happening this week. Protests, public meetings, street stalls and vigils are being held to raise awareness and resist the growing use of drones. A… Read More ›
Drones at DSEi 2011
Drones were big news at this year’s DSEi arms fair, with many of the smaller ‘niche’ players launching new product and the ‘big boys’ showing off their wares and engaging in verbal fisticuffs about whose drone was biggest/ brightest/best. BAE… Read More ›
DSEi Does Drones
Thousands of military buyers will descend on London next week to be wooed, wined and dined by military salesmen from the world’s largest arms companies. Many of those buyers will arrive with the same item at the top of their… Read More ›
